Fontsanta Hotel

Rooms

The rooms are similar in style, spread between the main building and a separate wing in the garden. If you want more space indoors and out, book a more expensive room, but the smaller rooms are just as nice if you're OK with compact living.

Décor is mainly white, with accents of taupe and beige but very few bright or dark colours, so each room feels like a mini sanctuary. Our first impression of our vast, first-floor Suite was a sun-filled, peaceful space, ideal for relaxing in. We loved the floor-to-ceiling windows and the original beamed wooden ceilings (the building was once a finca). And it was great to have a sunny terrace with loungers and long, rugged views over the salt flats.

Beds are vast; some are four-posters with draped curtains - super romantic. There are lots of thoughtful details like little reading spotlights, complimentary water, tablets with daily news and weather reports, and a turndown service while you're out at dinner. Most bathrooms are shower only, but we're talking big walk-in rain showers with lovely extras: L'Occitane toiletries, thick robes, flip-flops.

Alternatively, if you really want to splash out, there's a plush Luxury Villa tucked away beside Es Trenc National Park that you can retreat to. At 160m2, this enormous pad is spread across two floors and comes with a large terrace, a garden and a private pool.

Features include:

• Bathrobes
• Hairdryer
• In-room treatments available
• Minibar
• Safe box
• WiFi

Eating

Fontsanta's food is superb, a reason in itself for staying here. The restaurant is an intimate space, with an original arched brick ceiling, well-spaced tables dressed in smart linens and lit with candles, and chilled music playing. Outside there's a leafy dining terrace with a bougainvillea-shaded canopy. Service is excellent and the atmosphere is relaxed.

We kicked off our meal with delicious cocktails - a Hibiscus Royal for me, flavoured with hibiscus-scented salt from the nearby flats. My husband loved the Horse's Neck (bourbon and ginger ale), and there's an interesting range of non-alcoholic options if you're here on a babymoon.

For dinner, you can choose between tasting menus or a la carte. For starters I had reindeer carpaccio; melt-in-the-mouth stuff, though my husband's smoked salmon salad with warm Balearic citrus vinaigrette was possibly even better. For mains, I loved the monkfish with herbaceous rice and shellfish sauce, and the traditional suckling pig was delicious, served with pears in balsamic. Both were perfectly complemented by the wine suggested to us by the sommelier. Dessert was a foamy passion-fruit custard with chocolate and biscuit ice cream - an exquisite, light puff of air and coconut. As we left, we were presented with a plate of incredible petits fours, which we took back to our room and devoured. All in all, one of the best meals we've ever had.

We'd expected breakfast to be a bit of a comedown, but it was in a league of its own: an enormous buffet with a selection of meats, cheeses, ripe tomatoes with flavoured local salts (the Mediterranean was the best), homemade jams for the Mallorcan pastries, and a big piece of fresh honeycomb that you could scrape yourself. There were jugs of fresh juices, even sparkling wine on ice! And although we couldn't manage one, the hot options including honey crepes or Iberian ham with scrambled eggs sounded delicious.

There's a lunch menu and room service, but should you want a change of scene, reception can recommend eateries in Colonia de Sant Jordi (5km).

Features include:

• Bar
• Organic produce
• Restaurant
• Room service
• Vegetarian options

Activities

• Head to the spa for a free thermal circuit in the mineral-rich, healing natural waters. It's a huge space with a vaporium, a jacuzzi, a hot-water pool, a relaxation room, sauna, steam room and toning zone with shower cube. You can also have individual thermal baths or hand and foot baths
  
• Indulge in a treatment. There are various massages, including a hot-stone massage and a couples' treatment. Or try exfoliation with sea salts then a regenerative mud wrap, a Mineromedicinal facial or a seaweed body wrap
  
• Borrow a bike and cycle to Es Trenc beach. You can do boat trips, walk along the white sand or just marvel at the turquoise water
  
• The hotel also owns Es Refugi, an exclusive hut set in pine trees at the back of Es Trenc's nudist beach. It's accessed by a private road (transfer included) and has food, drink, towels, beach umbrellas, outdoor showers, WCs and areas to relax in. Access is included for guests staying in suites, otherwise there's an additional cost (pre-booking advised)
  
• Hike to the lighthouse of Cap de Ses Salines, past beautiful wild beaches (12km)
  
• Cycle along the coastal path that links Ses Salines and the Cap Blanc
  
• The Es Salobrar de Campos nature reserve that backs Es Trenc is an extraordinary wildlife habitat, with seawater pools and over 1,700 species of bird; bring binoculars
  
• Visit the archipelago of Cabrera, a national park with mountains for walking and sea meadows for scuba diving
  
• There are weekly markets in Campos and Santanyi, where you can buy handicrafts (we got some great hand puppets for babies), local produce and clothes
  
• The old fishing village of Colonia de Sant Jordi (5km away) is popular with Mallorquín families and has some good restaurants
  
• Play golf on the nearby course (15km away), windsurf or charter a yacht; reception can arrange
  

Activities on site or nearby include:

• Boat trips
• Cycling
• Golf
• Hiking
• Horse riding
• Plantlife / flora
• Sailing
• Scuba diving
• Shopping / markets
• Snorkelling
• Swimming
• Windsurfing

Kids

No children are allowed at the hotel. Kids can stay in the Luxury Villa but can't use any of the hotel facilities (breakfast room, restaurant, spa, pools).

For more family-friendly places, see our Kids Collection

Location

Fontsanta Hotel is 5 minutes' drive or a 10-minute cycle ride from Es Trenc beach in southern Mallorca, in the Campos district. It's a 45-minute drive from the airport.

By Air:
Fly into Palma (49km).

From the Airport
We'd recommend hiring a car.

By Car:
See our car rental recommendations. There's a free car park at the hotel.

Detailed directions will be sent to you when you book through i-escape.